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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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